Takuma Sato Wins 101st Indy 500 With Late Pass

Takuma Sato passed Helio Castroneves with five laps to go and hung on to win the 101st running of the Indy 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon.

It was the first Indy 500 win for Sato, who challenged Dario Franchitti at the end of the 2012 race before crashing on the final lap.

Fearlessly pursuing the lead down the stretch, Sato passed three-time Indy winner Castroneves with five laps left. Sato then held off Castroneves and drove his Andretti Autosport ride into history, becoming the 71st winner of the legendary race and its first Japanese titlist.